Noriega

American  

[nawr-ee-ey-guh, nawr-yey] / ˌnɔr iˈeɪ gə, nɔrˈyeɪ /

noun

1. Manuel Antonio, 1934–2017, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.

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Example Sentences

The strategy is a departure from recent decades, during which U.S.-led forces ousted regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the war on terror, and in 1989 invaded Panama to topple Gen. Manuel Noriega on drug charges.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bush undertook to apprehend Manuel Noriega in Panama.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian strongman, made a similar claim after the U.S. invaded his country and captured him in 1989.

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A federal appeals court sided with prosecutors who said the U.S. hadn’t recognized Noriega as the legitimate head of Panama.

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“That’s obviously the very first and most important part of the case,” said Frank Rubino, a South Florida criminal defense lawyer who represented Noriega.

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